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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from May 13th, 2026.Tell us your thoughts on this TikTok for our Close Friends Newsletter: https://www.tiktok.com/@carmscrolls/video/7638068031851187464?_r=1&_t=ZS-96JzoTlT1RU Join our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/CentennialWorld  Timestamps:00:00 Intro 1:25 Breaking down the “Girlbossification of AI” discourse11:01 The book app coming under fire for using AI on social media18:49 BuzzFeed and Bumble embrace AISubscribe to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/18cqrQI7gMiVfxIMRAeULF   Subscribe to Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/infinite-scroll/id1499785732   Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/   Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/   Follow our publication: https://www.tiktok.com/@centennialworld   Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/   Follow Lauren on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laurenmeisner_Are you a podcaster looking for brand partnerships? Or a brand looking to advertise on podcasts? Check out our marketplace connecting podcasters of all sizes with brands of all budgets worldwide: https://www.sponstudio.com Please consider buying us a coffee to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business💖 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld  Sources: https://www.thecut.com/article/ai-girlboss-women-reese-witherspoon-mel-robbins.html https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-girlboss-ification-of-ai-how-big-tech-is/id1733535260?i=1000763044510 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXKphAtkbgW/?igsh=NjBzYmNwcGdlaTln   https://deadline.com/2026/04/sandra-bullock-encourages-hollywood-lean-into-ai-1236864020/ https://www.library.hbs.edu/working-knowledge/women-are-avoiding-using-artificial-intelligence-can-that-hurt-their-careers https://sophiaamoruso.substack.com/p/women-are-sleeping-on-ai-and-its https://open.spotify.com/episode/5bxjz86QTKlQI8dxycgapp?si=mKRzDqjdQjyQWBkIilP3Ag https://www.threads.com/@sparks_books/post/DYBlPW4DQ5b/media?xmt=AQG0_e9XD0i7742k4OyqmPBzaOdVqZF26_h6zLtEmNUNzb7co5tsSYU1BqOihzIibICRJpGz  https://www.nbcnews.com/business/buzzfeed-sells-hot-ones-studio-first-we-feast-rcna183956 https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/buzzfeed-disastrous-earnings-ai https://investors.buzzfeed.com/news-releases/news-release-details/buzzfeed-inc-announces-proposed-majority-stake-investment-byron https://www.axios.com/2026/05/11/bumble-reset-gen-z-dating-apps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0zmpWeywb0&list=PLc5F2y4laofG8BBeKLfc1h_wLFO0Gjx3M&index=1 https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1taels2/bumble_ceo_reveals_its_killing_off_the_swipe_on/

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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from May 6th, 2026.Join our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/CentennialWorld  Timestamps:00:00 Intro 1:17 Bunny Hedaya goes viral after being “sexually harassed by AI in an Uber” 6:35 Roblox paying developers more to attract 18+ players12:25 Streamers are playing a 1v1 game called Omoggle to “outmog” each other  17:42 ChatGPT’s obsession with goblinsSubscribe to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/18cqrQI7gMiVfxIMRAeULF   Subscribe to Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/infinite-scroll/id1499785732   Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/   Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/   Follow our publication: https://www.tiktok.com/@centennialworld   Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/   Follow Lauren on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laurenmeisner_Please consider buying us a coffee to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business💖 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld  Sources: https://about.roblox.com/newsroom/2026/02/moving-beyond-self-reported-age https://about.roblox.com/newsroom/2026/04/roblox-fuels-high-fidelity-games-over-18-players-increases-qualifying-devex-rate-42 https://www.theverge.com/games/921694/roblox-q1-2026-132-million-dau   https://ir.roblox.com/news/news-details/2026/Roblox-Requires-Users-Worldwide-to-Age-Check-to-Access-Chat/default.aspx https://about.roblox.com/newsroom/2025/11/roblox-requires-age-checks-limits-minor-and-adult-chat https://www.reddit.com/r/robloxgamedev/comments/1t0fxn6/starting_june_8_2026_roblox_will_be_increasing/ https://www.dexerto.com/twitch/what-is-omoggle-the-ai-face-rating-platform-taking-over-twitch-3360363/ https://omoggle.com/privacy https://omoggle.com/tos https://www.dexerto.com/twitch/twitch-issues-warnings-to-streamers-who-visit-viral-looksmaxxing-site-omoggle-3361365/ https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chatgpt-became-so-obsessed-with-goblins-that-openai-had-to-intervene-a6644e66 https://openai.com/index/where-the-goblins-came-from/ https://www.tiktok.com/@bunnyhedaya/video/7635813124829957390?_r=1&_t=ZS-967eykS22wG https://www.tiktok.com/@bunnyhedaya/video/7636095367884442894?_r=1&_t=ZS-967f5wxMy6n https://www.tesla.com/support/grok#what-is-grok https://www.npr.org/2026/04/03/nx-s1-5770199/mogging-rooted-in-the-manosphere-found-new-life-as-a-joke

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